the videos are dead : top 10 underrated 80s metal videos

Unbelievably awesome hair metal from the land of the rising sun!! Now with more slow motion water drinking than an Evian ad!

9 Vinnie Vincent Invasion – Love Kills

Featuring Mark Slaughter, this was the best of the soundtrack power ballads. Ironically, Vinnie Vincent haunts my dreams as a figure far more terrifying than Freddy Krueger ever could be. Who gets kicked out of KISS for unethical behavior!

8 Accept – Midnight Lover

Udo and the boys in rare form, this one gives “Balls to the Wall” a run for the money, I like it because Udo looks less like Patton Oswalt here than anywhere else, which relieves me for many reasons.

7 Lita Ford – Out For Blood

There is something really life affirming about Lita Ford driving a hearse in a leather outfit. Note: The drummer in this video has the most unfortunate haircut of all time.

6 Shotgun Messiah – Don’t Care ’bout Nothin

Yes, in case you have a weird feeling of recognition “Tim Tim” is Tim Skold, yes, that Tim Skold, he’s older than you think, this isn’t even his fist band, check out Kingpin sometime.

5 LA Guns – Sex Action

My favorite band of the era. This video makes me want to build a time machine and move to LA 20 years ago.